On Aug 27, 2015, at 2:45 PM, Evan Koblentz <evan at
snarc.net> wrote:
Brought my Apple //e Platinum to a MARCH workshop last weekend. We used a bottle of a
"B-Blond" which I think is a woman's hair product from England. We painted
it onto the computer case, wrapped the case in Saran Wrap, and left it outside in the
sunlight for a few hours.
The results were dramatic.
Here's a reminder of the "before" showing the top cover. You can see the
original platinum color at the bottom where it tucks into the main case. I don't have
a "before" shot of the main case, but it was as badly yellowed as the top
cover:http://snarc.net/yellowing.jpg.
Here are some "after" shots.
1. Back at home. Notice color difference vs. the disk drives and system saver
--http://snarc.net/desk.jpg.
2. Up-close. See the streaking and slight blotches? I believe that's from where the
sunlight was blocked by trees (as the sun moved vs. the horizon that afternoon) and also
from where the Saran Wrap bunched up in a few places --http://snarc.net/streaks.jpg.
3. De-yellowed case on the right. Case on the left is from another Platinum in the MARCH
collection. I did a quick-and-dirty de-yellowing of the left half of that one, just to
show another before/after shot. Prior to experimenting on it, this is the one that Ian
Primus and others used for pranking me by swapping it with mine, overnight while I slept!
:) --
http://snarc.net/both.jpg.
So my computer isn't perfect and never will be, but overall it was a successful
experiment.
It does look better. Strange how the yellowing has some sort of negative psychological
effect (myself included) on folks. It would be great if you could take a similar photo
every couple of months to see if/when the yellowing returns. I don?t think I?ve seen
anyone document that process. I?ve only seen anecdotes that the yellowing returns.